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Well it is strictly a race between Navy, Sergeants and All Stars to decide which two of tile three teams will gain the third and fourth playoff spots. Results of last night's game won by the Air- craftsinen placed the three squads ill a three-way tie for third place with Aircraftsmen again leaaping into a stalemate with the Officers for the top spot.

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Sergeants meet the All Stars Thursday night and to that win- ner Will go a definite place in the playoff picture. Navy. however, on the other ilanti have a game to play witll tlle Corporals and with the Cilrporols definitely withdrawn ilcm the League Just what ruling (lie Ilcague will decide upon in this lllslilllC‘: is not _\'ct knowli.

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li- last night that

awarded the game

ems hardly fair to the

lino All Stars. Iii fact

i_i \'-.i)ll1'l1 nut be fair by any means tar ll would int-an that Navy would

be definitely iii the picture with-I

out even having to put up a fight

willie the loser of the All Starsy

Sergeants tussle would be iliimcally out of the running. s e s

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Tlle situation due to the Cor- porals wltshdraival at this late date will pose a tough question for leairue ‘OfIlIiIIlS to decide upon. Ollc thing, ems certain however

' that neither All Stars >. will lake very kindly ilct sllolild the Navy be . d the game that they have n hand with the Corporals. s s s

Of course this writer does not kzlw: lus: uliat will be decided till-m 1)lll_ille \' ' will be await- ed with interest.

s Night baseball has been

centre in’ much controversy in M or Leagues evcr since the Yr of the arc lights into ‘game, Arguments as to its mer- its and demerits have waxed both hot and cold with some clubs fav- oring it strongly and others Just H5 Strongly opposed to it.

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Doug Vaughan of the Windsor Dally Star devotes a recent col- umn lo it and herewith we pro- duce the letter as received by the Ontario writer and which should prov interesting reading to local

s the the ad-

baseball followers of the Big Lea- '

gucs:

Unless all the signs are wrong, on: of the greatest major league controversies after the war will have io do with night baseball. There is no denying the fact that the zirclight variety of entertain. meat has played no small part in hE-lllllg to keep the game alive thriliigllniit the war and that manv oi the nlagnates will want to see ‘ ' ued on a large scale after .. '. is over. On the other hand. lrom the information we get. there are Just as many of the club owners who, having accepted night baseball as a wartime meas- ure, will fight its continuance in peacetime. s For instance, we know that Walter O. Briggs, owner of the _D_clroit Tigers, does not believe in night baseball and will never play any more games in his park than the fans demand, Boston and New York are other American League cllibs which do not favor base- ball as a nocturnal pastime. s s s

As one who has followed base- ball for Ail-odd years, we think you ll find interesting, even if you don't agree with his views, a let- ter written by one Lee Rourke.

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"Night baseball," writes Mr. Rourke, "with its constant exten- sion, is no victory for the sport even in a war year. All this night rrendering the game to the gate. It would have been better for the magnatcs to have reduced the prices of ad- mission and saved the game. Time will tell. but you can't tell the club owners anything when they sniff the almighty dollar. To my way of thinking. after following base-l ball for s» years, the grand nldl garlic within five years will topped by at least three other sports, and night boll, the chiiini system and the playoffs (in the‘ minors) will be to blame, with night baseball the worst of the evils.

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“Night ‘baseball started in the majors nine tears ago, and the owners‘ promise then was that it would never cxcced seven games at any one hall park. But a mag- nritcis vxnrtl ii no better than that of a ])':ll this thing and they are getting us in ricnpor all the time. and who is going to get 11's out. and when?

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"Will the post-war generation extricate us from this electric light poisoning in our ball parks or will they erect statues to guys like Clark Griffith and Sam Breadon and hand all their heirs a pensioni iri perpetuity from the major league treasurles?

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"May-be I‘nl out of tune with the times. Mnvbe it is true that those war ivorkcrs who are only free in the evening deserve to be catered to. and it is indeed a fetching sight how the magnates patriotic- ally rush to the fore to extricate thr- shekels from the pockets oi‘ such fans.

I O

"To my r/ziy of ihlnkin . if there was any further ev dcnce needed that professional big-time baseball is a business rather than a sport, it. was supplied by the recent sanctioning of still more night games for some of the clubs during the recent get-together of the magnatea in Pittsburgh Just before the air-star _gamc,"

Mr. Rourke presents the argu- ment of the sunshine-set in an admirable mariner. and there, are many of night baseball with the same {jaundiced eye. However. it is to e wondered if night baseball this

articular season will backfire ,on I 11°‘ 111mm"

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ts princi al protagonists in the

P American Lea ue. namely, Senators and t e'Br0wns. l I

Both happen to have done

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Alrcraftsmen AB R H PO A E nai four innings of the game to de- ' the Officers for leadership in the‘ Sober c

A Dew the Sergeants. Battling for a play-' Olmstead, rf place but as a result of last night's Shadlaseky, g; the pair of them meeting on u s- ' AITITEIISIIIGI]. sparked by the Murray. 2b

4 . O i O I Azrcraftsmen Again Tied I I lVrth Officers As Result - i Held to one run in the flrst| BOX SCORE Sergeants. Aircraftsmen last night ' added ten more counters in the fi-I feat the Sergeants 11-0 and ad- Munier 3b 3 vance into a first place tie with Paguy cf City Softball league. 2b Was a disastrous defeat ioriSchecter. lb off spot a win would have placed, Jacoby, rf last night's losing team into third] Pixlev. lf encounter they are now tied with. Smyasluk, p .the All Stars in fourth placimwithi Totals r .1 day night in a game that will deter-- Sergeants imine the two teams chances. illeldlllg oi’ Shadlaselkey. Plflyed Gownlack rf errorless ball all the way through Oleary,

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ss the encounter and once they riad Thompson. cf come through with their five run‘ Mullen, 1f ioiliburst in the fourth were never, Harper, lb in any great danger. They ac-l Icfiries, 3b mounted for 12 hits, one of themi Hill. c 1\ triple and another a double while‘ Rollins. c limiting the Sergeants to two scat- Henderson, u tercd bl0Ws Smyluk always being in Pelanger, r! control of every batter that faced] Totals Pm .

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01.21;; Entry List For .’ Old Home Week Races

l “ in Probably the largest entry list loi _. J a worthy quota. Saint Stephen i Jmrnesss racing events in the morelwlll send some 300d performers 85 ithan 50 ycars history of the Pro- will also Saint John, Monctorhi ;vincial Exhibition Association has Chat-ham and other pains in New ibeen received by the secretary J Br lck Island horsemen have‘ W. Boulter for the Old Home Week; stepped right into the fray and are iMeet August 15 to . ;part cularlv strong in the futurltles l Thev total over 165 and evcry.f0r three and four-ycnr-olds. _ l ‘class is filled and filled well with Even now horses are beginning} .the exception of the 2.16 trot to arrive. The first was the stable. which will likely be changed to a. of Charles J. Craig of Halifax 12 l3-2.l6 trot classified. with Scotty McKnne, 2.15 ‘is and . From all over the Maritimes en- Wilkin, 2.08 that raced in Ohio last| trits came pouring in Saturdav and .' . Monday. a must gratifying response Every stall, in fact every bit of ito Charlottetowrrs invitation to the. race horse accommodation at the , horsemen for Old Home Week. The‘ Exhibition plant will b toj (great state or Maine is represented capacity w take care of the great} -bv several horses that have per- race cavalcade. When the entry list‘ i formed very worthlly over tracks is published, as it will be very short- . there Probably the largest niim- 1y, it will show a tremendous ag- of entries comes from Nova

m, and as usual Cape Brew“ gregation 0f speed Cromek Bids For Rookie-Of- Year Rating

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“Red sox to face him, but Roy Partee stroked a single with two, CLEVELAND. A“; 1 _ (Ap) ._ out in toe eighth. Gromek allowed] A lame-armed Minor League short- 1116 5°11 01111? 1W0 bmws 1""- 1°5~l

stop shifted to the outfield in 1940 out in ti“ "mm We" his support-

because he couldn't put enoughi ing cast permitted an unearned run. m, on his "new w m-Sg 599W He hurled seven hitless innings| Gromek looms as the greatest 0810MB Wflflhiflflflfl 0111i’ 3- sieve‘ freshman pitching prospect to hit-flowhod 1118 first shutout. fl 10-01 the Majors since 30b pelts,- lefl six-hitter against the New Yorki

an Iowa farm. Yankees. last Tuesday.

Twice this season Gromek has 019111011611 1° 111E C19V91B11d 111' {lined “My, a “D411; game and dians‘ Fargo-Moorhead Farm club each-time his hopes were blasted in the Northern Leaflllé 1n 1940. in the Emmy. gnngng when m, op. the youngster from Hamtrarnck, posing catcher broke the suspense M1011. not only was unable to, wmh a 51mm whip the ball across the infield | Last night the 24-year-old right. ihander retired the first 23 Boston

By LARRY SMITH Assoeiat ‘ Press Sport Writer

but also had to bat left-handed.‘ Muscles in his arm and shoulder- had been strained. l

Later in the year he was order- ‘ ed to report to Flint in the Michi- i gan State League and was as-. signed to the outfield. His arm regained its strength and his! throwing became the league's sen- sation.

K. 0f C. Tennis

The Knights of Columbus Junior tennis tournament got underway, yesterday and if interest is any iri- dlcation of a successful tournam- ent. this has all the ear marks of one. Only two games were play- ed. However, a large number will be on hand Thursday morning and, afternoon when the games are le- sumed a aln.

Yester ay's results:

Ivan Dowling won from Flynn 6-2, 2-6. 2-6.

_ Carl Bradley won from Smith. 8-1, 6 1

Star Footballer llas Been Wounded

iWhitc Wyatt's {Ailing Ann iStill Not Coed

At Brooklyn, white Wyatt, who pitched the Brooklyn Dodgers to the National League Pennant in‘ 194i, tested his ailing flippers to-‘ day and was shelled from the mound in less than four innings as St. Louis Cardinals won. 14-3.

Wyatt, making his first mound appearance since June 28. was found for 10 hits and seven runs. All told. the Cards collected 17 blows off five hurlers.

Big Mort Cooper, pounded from mound last night, gave i0 but reg- istered his 14th victory.

At Nor York. veteran Ed Hens- ser entered r. deadlock Cincinnati- New York Giant game in the eighth inning and pitched and batted the Reds to 5-4 National League tri- umph.

He allowed only one hit in an inning and a third tenure on the mound and singled to start the Red's half of the ninth. He scor-j ed ultimately on Frank Mc- Cormick's long fly. The latter sent the Reds off to a flying start with a three-run homer in the flrlt.

Pittsburgh's Pirates rattled hits all over Bravos‘ Field at Bos-

Gus John

WINNIPEG. AuB- i -_ (C?) - Onc of the greatest football plu- ers developed on the Prairies. a member of hwinnipcgthBlué Bprliib- , rs whe t ey won e omnon :22. 2.". ié"i“§..l5 .:"..:“.=.:,:::% . in. i» ‘lul- u-i- Niel- h» ‘ ' dc i Fr . ggeetogrglzghjnal Ifeague “me with iybei“ civavgllilzn regclvred 11g}? today by Bv agreémen,‘ relatives said t ti! Zg-yeag-olg can“! mt eiwble the ghlgiligllcl will. sgllfgying {out will; catch a r“ u‘ duties as second in command of

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ibearcats Win .From Dodgers

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Dodgers-J. Weir, F.

‘lwilian. I m . . . . ' ' “m” Igurge‘ D_ Drew. Devlne. R. This morn Crows and Bears Junior 1e cam/p ho going.

at 10 am. the will resume their c. The bovs after their y are anxious get

M 0 30 this evening tile A 33g glifgsgngilzrtatrligle in‘ Hie s53 the senior softbalblgagssxlsl.‘ m“ m

Senior K. 0f C. Tennis Tourney To Begin Today

The annual Knights of Colum_ ha: tennis tournament open; this‘ a rnoo t m at 3,30 nPa M‘ e recreation centre

start

Sunday and there is a good num. ber of contestants entered Follow. mg are today's matches

3.301’ M, J. Doyle vs Reg Mg- 30111110. J Conolly vs Len McDon. aid: D Larter vs. B‘. Mclfnytre. "£530 P M. Earl Quinn vs Flem- npr All players are asked to on time for their matches. be

Grand Circuit

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0.1 McNamara o ‘lie $1900 tour year old stake trottera was taken by the colon; Lady. the Scotland ally owned by RF.‘ Johnston of Charlotte. Np, tr“? 9111350118. Jn. won the class 16 “m1 flvbsuistyGgod tlhe Oigsslflfli s... ‘e c == 1= The 41111)’ double paid sooao and isllgwllzan-mutuel handle totalled

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SUMMARY Class l6 Trot. Purse $550.

Peter Benz. (Safford) Carter Hanover, (E, Jon“; Shoo Hanover. (Whitney) Jeweler. (Tweedie) Model Hanover. (Clukey)

line: 205 is. 2.06. Also m." Goin’ and Ivorv Flakes

Frank Trutt Classified Trol Purse S500

Lady Be Good, (F. White) Brian Hanover, (Thomas) Mcdwvn. (Vineyard) Empress Hanover, (Whitne Director. (Havens) Time: 2 09 ‘u, 2.11 u, N31‘. Fox Two you lri P ‘Stakes. Purse gsxioom

True Chief. (Berry) Jessie Mite. (Thomas) Cita Hal. (Reynoldsl ED511211 Bill (Pownall) High Command,‘ (Vineyard)

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Class 12 Stake Pace Purse 81.000.

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Royal .lr., (Beryl

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RCIIICIIIIIBTTIIICII

By The Canadian Press Larry O'Connor of Toronto's West End Y. M. C. A track club flashed over the ll0-y|,rd hurdles to new Canadian record at the On)- tario Track and Field Champion- ships flve years ago t ht. He broke the tape at 14.8, cutti 2/5

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THEATRES

CARY GRANT JOHN GARFIELD

0f the U. S. Submarine “Copperfin" — flashing the signal that sends our bombers to blast Tojo’s home-town!

Destination Tokyo

Montague Fri. 8.45 P.M.

1 _Montague, Saturday, 7:30-9:45 P. M.

Souris, Monday, 8:45 P. M.

MATINEE

YDO TnrtFi-tas“ m “DESTINATION roxvo"

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430.000 Baby Chicks Sold By Island llatchorio‘:

\

Prince Edward Island hatchericu have concluded their activities for this year, with 480,000 baby chicks sold as compared to 400.000 in i043, reports Mr. F. G. Ward. Poultry Products Inspector.

Hatchability this _ year was 68.56 per cent, an increase of 0.5 per cent over last year. The ‘lew llliampshire breed led in hatcha il-

y.

Barred Plymouth Rocks were by far the Vrnost popular breed with crossbrcds second, followed closely y New Hampshire. The ht Sussex breed seems to have com-

ely lost its favour with the public. only 610 chicks hatched.

Producers who used neoprcntisia tablets as directed have reported satisfactory results in curbing out- breaks of coccldloslu.

Largo Canning Contract

There will in all probability be an active poultry canning season this fall, lvfr. Ward reports. It is understood that a contract for a very large amount of canned poul- try for overseas has been accepted. Prices for eggs generally show a firmer tendency.

The U.S. Government have in the last few months bought many carlots of fresh poultry from vari- ous Canadian points. The poul- seems to be in an cir-

A picture that should make us want to tine a personal trip to Japan and throw our own bombs. ‘rhe story of an American submar- ine. the U. S. Si Copperfln. oper- ating against Japan. and of the men aboard her. The film feamres‘ Dane Clark, Robert Hutton and Warner Anderson.

During production, the set of| "Destination Tokyo“ was closed as tight as a conmng tower against any and all visitors and Just what p es Mr. Grant, as commander of the "Copperfln." performed in under-seas craft. could not. be revealed until the Navy said it was all right to release the picture. The chief theme of “Destination Tokyo” is thé Dart played bv the "CWDET- fin" in sending aircraft-based bombers winging their way to Polo's home town.

SCRIPT KEPT SECRET

For this reason. Cary Grant. John Garfield, John Ridgely and other members or the cast, all-male. were under constant surveillance. The script was ns secret as a mill- tary message.

serving as technical adviser for the fllm was Commander Dudley Walker Morton. sub captain who at the time had ust returned from a patrol on w ch he out 20 Jar) ships under the water, blew up a

p submarine. and destroyed an unannounced number of enemy fighting craft. For these exploits he received a Distinguished Service Cross from General MacArthur. the Navy Cross with two stars. and a Presidential Citation.

7,812 PRISONERS-

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Burials of German soldiers along ed 9,781 since d not in-

5 118 front lines, and those buried bv tne Germans themselves,

Before the Americans in Britt-any and throughout the rest of France south of Nonnandy. it was es- tirnatecl there are only 15 divisions left. spread thinly. Of the 65 div- isions estimated as the German strength in the west; Z5 are held down in Normandy and 25 more are guarding zealously the Pas Dc Galas coastal area from ivhlch are launched the robot bombs. the Nazis‘ weapons of destruction.

Wives 0f Island Serviceman Arrive From Cverseas

The wives of four Prince Ed- ward Island servicemen have ar- rived in Canada from overseas and are coining to this Province, it was learned yesterday. They include:

Mrs. Margaret L. Brown, wife

of 14-1386 Pte. J. H. Brown. Her destination is the home of her slstcr-in-law, Mrs, L. Hutt, Alber- ton, P.E.I. Mrs. Brenda M. Ellis, wife of P‘- 14334 Gr. H, . Ellis Her destina- tion is the home of her grandfath- er at Dunstaffnage. P.E.I.

Mrs. Ruth Llewellyn, wife of F- 14276 Gr. E. Llewellyn, Her des- tination is thc home of Mrs. Llewel- lyn, her mother-ln-law, at Murray Harbour North, P.E.I.

Mrs. Dorothy Perry, wife of G- 17086 Pte. M. J. Perry. Her des- tination is the home of Mrs C Perry, her mother-in-law, at Ail- lerton. PEI

MISSING TOWER

The Tower of Babel, at the Ur, in lower

Chaldean city

of a second from the mark hed by Earl Thompson.

f Mesopotamia, ha: completely dis- d

' the 1st Canadian Parachute Bat- , talion. humus Mme

Nicklin was one paratroopers to drop on French By The Associated Press (Three leaders in each league).